The volume of Russia's GDP in 2010, according to preliminary calculations, increased by 3.8%, and the volume of industrial production-by 8.3%, said Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, speaking on Wednesday in Moscow at the congress of the Federation of independent trade unions.

Why are racist settings so common in Russia? They discuss: Director of the Center for Independent Sociological Research in St. Petersburg Viktor Voronkov, director of the St. Petersburg branch of the Russian Institute of Culturology Dmitry Spivak and the author of the book about the Battle of Football Fans Dmitry Zhenya.

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Regardless of who is right in this story - the Interstate Aviation Committee or some Polish politicians - conclusions made in Moscow about the causes of the plane crash of the Polish Polish aircraft near Smolensk will not put an end to this tragic history. The conclusion "dead" sounds too simple and too advanced so that it does not cause new questions and new irritation in Warsaw. This, in particular, will be devoted to today's air programs, Andrei works in the evening air Sharogradsky.

Tennis. WTA tournament. Sydney. 1/4 finals Alisa Kleibanova (Russia) - Dominica Tsibulkova (Slovakia) - 6: 3, 5: 7, 6: 2

Flooding in Australia In the Australian state of Queensland, the number of those killed as a result of severe floods increased to 12. Dozens of people are considered missing. The situation worsened in the third largest city in Australia - Brisben, where thousands of inhabitants are evacuated. According to the premiere of Queensland, Anna Blya, about 20 thousand houses may be in Brisben in the flooding zone.

Opposition politician Boris Nemtsov, serving 15 days of administrative arrest, was delivered today by the Tver court of Moscow. The court considers Nemtsov’s complaint about the court decision on his arrest. The co -chair of the opposition movement "Solidarity" was detained in Moscow after shares in defense of freedom of assembly on December 31. He was accused of disobedience to the police and sentenced to 15 days of arrest.

In several cities of Tunisia, the police on Tuesday dispersed a demonstration of protest against the death of manifestants over the past three days. The authorities said that 20 people were killed during clashes with the police, but according to information from other sources - twice as many victims. Protests in Tunisia flashed after the 26-year-old university graduate arranged self-immolation due to the inability to find a job last month.

People at the entrance to the settled Bank building in Tunisia In the capital of Tunisia - the city of Tunisia - a commandant hour was introduced in connection with the ongoing mass unrest. On Wednesday, the police with the help of tear gas dispersed a demonstration in the center of the capital. At clashes in other cities, at least three people died on Wednesday. The total number of victims of the riots of recent days, according to official figures, reached 26.

The American research center Heritage and the Wall Street Journal business newspaper presented the next annual rating of the world in the level of economic freedom in them. It is determined by 10 groups of criteria, including the conditions for opening and doing business, the openness of the country for foreign trade, the general tax burden of business, a favorable climate for investment, as well as the level of corruption, protection of property rights and the development of the labor market.

The volume of Germany’s economy, the largest in Europe and the fourth in the world, increased in 2010 by 3.6% after a decline by 4.7% a year earlier. Economic growth in 2010 became maximum all the time after the reunification of Germany. Such data were presented by the Federal Department of Statistics. The main component of Germany’s economy’s economy was internal demand in 2010 - it accounted for 2.5%, and 1.1%for export.

Biathlon. World Cup. 5th stage. Rupolding, Germany Men. Individual race. 20 km. 1. Emil Hegle Svenden (Norway) 2. Martin Fourcade (France) 3. Dominic Landeringer (Austria)

Book of Julian Stryukovsky '' Austeria '' Dmitry Volchek: The book of one of the most famous Polish proseals of the twentieth century Julian Stryukovsky '' Austeria '' was published in the Moscow publishing house ''. The action takes place at the beginning of the First World War in Galicia, in a Jewish town occupied by Russian Cossacks, and within one day from Fars turns into a tragedy.

The Senate of the American state Illinois voted on Tuesday for the abolition of the death penalty. Last week, the bill was supported by the House of State Representatives. Now the document will be signed by the Governor of Illinois Pat Kuinna. This punishment has not been used in Illinois since 2000, when the temporary moratorium was introduced by the former governor George Ryan.

Eduard Limonov In Moscow, the court today recognized the arrest of the opposition politician Eduard Limonov legally. Thus, an appeal was rejected about the decision of the previous instance. Eduard Limonov was detained on December 31, when he went to an unauthorized action in defense of freedom of assembly on the triumphal square. He was arrested for 15 days on charges of hooliganism.